Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the final, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2017 Qatar Open. Djokovic saved five match points en route to the title, in the semifinals against Fernando Verdasco. The final marked Djokovic and Murray's 36th and final professional meeting; Djokovic won to end their head-to-head at 25–11 in his favor.
Singles | |
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2017 Qatar ExxonMobil Open | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Draw | 32 (4 Q / 3 WC ) |
Seeds | 8 |
Murray became the first player to reach the ATP Qatar Open final four times; however, his loss in the final ended his 28-match winning streak dating back to the 2016 Davis Cup semifinals.[1][2]

Seeds
edit- Andy Murray (final)
- Novak Djokovic (champion)
- Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
- David Goffin (second round)
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
- Ivo Karlović (quarterfinals)
- Philipp Kohlschreiber (second round)
- Marcos Baghdatis (first round, retired)
Draw
editFinals
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
3 | Tomáš Berdych | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
1 | Andy Murray | 3 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
Fernando Verdasco | 6 | 67 | 3 | ||||||||||
2 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 79 | 6 |
Top half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | A Murray | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Chardy | 0 | 62 | 1 | A Murray | 78 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
G Melzer | 62 | 6 | 6 | G Melzer | 66 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P-H Mathieu | 77 | 3 | 2 | 1 | A Murray | 77 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Lorenzi | 62 | 6 | 3 | N Almagro | 64 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Almagro | 77 | 4 | 6 | N Almagro | 77 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Jaziri | 2 | 63 | 7 | P Kohlschreiber | 65 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 77 | 1 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | T Berdych | 77 | 6 | 3 | T Berdych | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Giannessi | 61 | 2 | 3 | T Berdych | 77 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | A Yüksel | 3 | 3 | J Veselý | 65 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Veselý | 6 | 6 | 3 | T Berdych | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
F Bagnis | 1 | 77 | 4 | 5 | J-W Tsonga | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Brown | 6 | 62 | 6 | D Brown | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Kuznetsov | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Bottom half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | I Karlović | 77 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
I Marchenko | 65 | 60 | 6 | I Karlović | 77 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | MS Zayid | 1 | 3 | K Khachanov | 63 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Khachanov | 6 | 6 | 6 | I Karlović | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | V Pospisil | 5 | 0 | F Verdasco | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
F Verdasco | 7 | 6 | F Verdasco | 6 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Haase | 64 | 2 | 4 | D Goffin | 1 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | D Goffin | 77 | 6 | F Verdasco | 6 | 67 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | M Baghdatis | 4 | 3r | 2 | N Djokovic | 4 | 79 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | R Štěpánek | 6 | 5 | Q | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | A De Greef | 68 | 7 | 6 | WC | A De Greef | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Safwat | 710 | 5 | 4 | Q | R Štěpánek | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
H Zeballos | 63 | 6 | 711 | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F Mayer | 77 | 4 | 69 | H Zeballos | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J-L Struff | 61 | 3 | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | N Djokovic | 77 | 6 |
Qualifying
editSeeds
edit- Nikoloz Basilashvili (qualifying competition)
- Radek Štěpánek (qualified)
- Marco Chiudinelli (first round)
- Thomas Fabbiano (first round)
- Evgeny Donskoy (first round)
- Taro Daniel (first round)
- Alessandro Giannessi (qualified)
- Vasek Pospisil (qualified)
Qualifiers
editQualifying draw
editFirst qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
1 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
Luca Vanni | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
1 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
8 | Vasek Pospisil | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
WC | Jabor Al-Mutawa | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
8 | Vasek Pospisil | 6 | 6 |
Second qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
2 | Radek Štěpánek | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
Lorenzo Giustino | 7 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
2 | Radek Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Enrique López-Pérez | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
Enrique López-Pérez | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
5 | Evgeny Donskoy | 4 | 4 |
Third qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
3 | Marco Chiudinelli | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
Mirza Bašić | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
Mirza Bašić | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
7 | Alessandro Giannessi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
WC | Mousa Shanan Zayed | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
7 | Alessandro Giannessi | 6 | 6 |
Fourth qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
4 | Thomas Fabbiano | 77 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
Vincent Millot | 63 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Vincent Millot | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
Mohamed Safwat | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
Mohamed Safwat | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||
6 | Taro Daniel | 61 | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "Sir Andy Murray to face Novak Djokovic in Qatar Open final after Serb survives Fernando Verdasco test". The telegraph. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "Murray Feeling Positive Despite Doha Final Loss". 7 January 2017.